Regulatory Reform - Second Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 4 March 2008.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1  Overview of the proposal

Summary of the proposal

Summary of reasons for the proposal

Governance

Work with Local Authorities

Costs Issues

2  Assessment of the proposal against the tests in the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 and in Standing Order No. 141(3)

Adequate consultation

Compliance and appropriateness

Proportionality

Balance of interests

Preservation of necessary protection and exercise of rights and freedoms

Constitutional significance and Territorial Extent

Compatibility with EU obligations

Standing Order No. 151(1) issues

3  Conclusions

Resolution procedure

Whether the draft Order should be proceeded with

Formal Minutes

List of written evidence

Appendix A: Letter from the Inquiry Manager of the Committee to the Department for Work and Pensions: Draft Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008: request for information

Appendix B: Letter from the Department for Work and Pensions to the Inquiry Manager of the Committee: response to request for information

Annex 1

Annex 2

Appendix C: E-mail from the Inquiry Manager of the Committee to the Department for Work and Pensions

Appendix D: E-mail from the Department for Work and Pensions to the Inquiry Manager of the Committee

Reports from the Regulatory Reform Committee in the last and current Session

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Prepared 10 March 2008